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Shaded Lady by Allen Fireall. Posters will be available for sale at the Gullah Celebration.
Your trip to South Carolina will not be complete without visiting the
De Gullah Creations Store (www.degullahcreations.com) on Hilton Head Island (Shelter Cove Mall) featuring unique handcrafted gifts, art and collectibles. |
Huddy Everybody! Come jine we on we island home!
Welcome to the Hilton Head Island Gullah Celebration! Today, the descendants of West Africans brought in bondage to the coastal islands of South Carolina and Georgia, are striving to preserve a way of life. Gullah is more than simply the language and name of a people. It encompasses the essence of struggle, spirituality, perseverance and tradition.
Leap into this living history beginning February 1st and running through February 28th, 2009, when the Native Island Business and Community Affairs Association, Inc. (NIBCAA) hosts the Thirteen Annual Hilton Head Island Island Gullah Celebration.
The 2009 scheule of events will include De Aarts Ob We People XII Art Show & Sale, an Ol’ Fashioned Gullah Breakfast, National Freedom Day, A Gullah Film Fest, A Taste of Gullah – Food & Entertainment, A Celebration of Low Country Authors and Books, the Arts, Crafts & Food Expo on Presidents Day Weekend, and De Gullah Playhouse.
A full schedule will be announced in Fall of 2008.
CLICK HERE to see 2008 Celebration Pictures.
Support the preservation of Gullah/Geechee culture! Become a corporate sponsor, advertisiser, or individual donor today! CLICK HERE for Sponsor Information.
Artists may also submit press kits and other material for booking consideration.
For additional information regarding events, group ticket sales, or hotel and travel information, contact the Gullah Celebration Hotline: (877) 650-0676 or locally: (843) 689-9314.
Ef oonah yent hab hawss fuh ride - ride cow.
(If you don't have a horse to ride, take the cow!).
This event sponsored by the Native Island Business and
Community Affairs Association, Inc.
21 Cardinal Road, Suite 105. Hilton Head Island, SC 29926
Charles Young, Chairman - James Mitchell, Jr., President & CEO
Phone: (843) 689-9314 
Click Here For E-Mail
